Daily Archives: August 30, 2017

If you received a cancer diagnosis, you would know roughly what treatments to expect. There might be surgery, chemotherapy, and so on. Equally, if you had a heart attack, you would know the steps to take to return to a healthy heart. You would change your diet and exercise regimes to fit around and improve the problem. But, some illnesses are less known when it comes to recovery. Where mental health is concerned, for example, much fewer people know the options. As such, they may find it harder to choose a path which suits, or helps them back to health. For the most part, this lack of knowledge is a result of mental health misunderstandings. We still don’t treat it the way we do a physical illness. And, while it’s past time attitudes change, that doesn’t help us in the present day. If you develop a mental illness, it’s crucial you know the recovery options available. Otherwise, your journey will be longer and harder to cope with. Whether you’re already suffering, or simply want to prepare, we’re going to look at the options you’ll face, and their purposes. Continue reading →

While I haven’t got the exact statistics, I wouldn’t be shocked if every other person on the planet suffered from some kind of back pain at some point in their life. It is just one of those super-common agonies that we have become accustomed to – thanks a lot bad posture, bad diet, pregnancy, working conditions and just about everything else you can think of. It is why back pain was last year’s most cited debilitating condition.

I have to admit, I was tempted to delve into what it is like to live with back pain a little but quickly realized this can be summed up in one word: awful. Instead, I decided to list some of the things that can actually help you get over your chronic pain and live a life free of that dull ache.